Aerotorpedo appliance.



P. n. GH'AMBBRLIN. l AEBOTGRPEDO APPLIANOE.

APPLIOAI'IDH FILED 00T. 2l. 1010.

l MEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented sept. 26,1911.

i PAUL E. GHAMIBERLIN, F THE UNITED STATES MABINE'COR'PS.

. 'AEBOTOBIEDO APPLIANOE.

Specification of Letters Intent.

.Patented Sepe. 26,1911.

nppii'anon niet october ze, me. amai n. usanze To all whom it may concern:

Be it known tlmt I, PAUL E. Gnaiinnnmn,

a citizen of the 'United Suites, and an oiiicer of the UnitedStates Murine Cor s have inventedce'rtiiin new and useful mproi'cments in Aei'otorpedo Appliances, of'wliicli the following is ii iecificotion.

My invention r'e iites. to improve-ments in aero-torpedo applioiices. The prim ary object- "of the' invention "is, as indicated, to eiiect tlie deli-yery of a torpedo 'by aerial nienns against aiiobgect, more particularly a mwnl wor' resse]z for securing a and for insuring certainty of execution, or.

, eiectiveness.

The invention 4consists of certain instru-4 mentnlities or features substantially as hereinefter l:tu'llydisclosed and defined by the appended claims. v

In the accompnnying drnivin r.-i, il1iistrat ing the referredembodiment o my Invention an wherein vnrions changes or modifications mibe made provided the sonic -fall within e scope of t. out departing from the spirit of "the latter, Figure 1 is e front elevation of my inren tion. Fig. 2 is aplan riei'v thereof. Fig. 3

lai'g'edpartly sectional andpin'tly side view of the invention. Fi 5 is a i'eiftical section reduced tlu'o'ugli` fig. 4 upon the "line 4"X, -riewngrcarwardly. Fig. 6 is a broken, or fragmentary detailed View, show- 'ing more es Jecially ing means or the' holdingown or retaining'guy lines for the blades. or planes. Fig.

o 7, is also o. detailed view shanr g more por`- ticularly the tripping ineens for the p vivotedl seat-supporting bal-'or member'. Fig. 8 isa y detiilc rearelevational View, disclosing ii'iorel especially the safety attachment for sion fuse, including the .lookin 'lever for tlie plunger for ignitingtlie f inat'e or fuse of the torpedo., 9 is o i.letinled'iiecj -tio'nal 1i-'ieivtiiken upon.. 1 5o i', showing moreparticularly( member -and spring for fijne operators isser. :figo 10 and. 1l are fragmentary vdetiiiled vantage posi tion for deliveringl the torpedo' ie invention, witlr' is ii` side elevation of; the saine, with the the tripging and releas thez torpedo combination .time andpercus-- eiline of Firgf e retaining.' aided views ofthe iiniiersal joint connection for the blades or planes. In carrying out in 'im-'en't-ion, I employ, in connection tlierewi 'li for putting the some into execution a'niono- Jlane, es for instance,

a modificdforni of t ie Antoinette VII mono-plane, or any. other good type oisueh iiiiiehines. I also provide an engine 2 of h igli power and oflglit-weiglit t e especnillg adopted for developing hiyiiJ s As ie di articulan-use forivhich e engine peed.

is inten ed in connection with my invention us presently more fully nppreciated, is not designed es eciiill for long or extended ilights, miic 1 weg it may be 'economined in its construction, no cooling apparatus being needed therefor, and little fuel required to be carriedtlieicby. Y

The mono-plne l issuitnbly adapte for corr in' :it-its forward end, a tor e o 3, pre erafiiy formed of armor-steel on henryy cnoiifli to pierce the thin sides and decks of na'vii vessels Vor ships. It is intended to carry, approximately, 180 pounds of wet guin'cotton and to be supplied witlin-.n explosive inateriiil, such for' nstanceos what may be tei-.moda combination time and permission fuse.

A lei-e155 for the o'ieriitor is .suitably fulei-iimed upon the un erside'o the platform -renie'nt reocli of the pe'ratorfrom said seat.

Said lever 5 has ilex e or cable connection suitably pivot at one end and adopted in'' termedmte of its ends', to be engaged with, and lock a plun er 10 in position, as against the 'igition of tie fuhniniite'r fuso of the tor edo, un'tl said le'ver is released espresei: yex loined.' Siiid plunter is suitably errang .with relation to e torpedo for eieeting the rinf thereof as above indicated, .being-suite!) when released or ripped. The over 5 is .8 with o. sprin actuated lever or latch 9 automaticall actuated 'initially Areteined in its .hill-lined. position bythe action of a. spring 11, effecting `conneetionA therebetween iind,` themachineframe ouch retention of ,said lever being meamialif a bar 12 suitably fixed in tion L and liev- "ing af socket or notch 1.2! receiving said lever,

G5 ed .to be suitablyvconneeted yor harnessed .as disclosed especially by Figs. 4 and 9..

This leveralso has connection with andpros rides for the retention 4of,' the blades or planes oftl'e mono-'plane extended, as when f, in flight as iresently seen.

The plat orin' 6 has its forward endfsuitably pivoted in position as indicated"at 6 in the machine-frame' and is upheld in iiii tial or normal position upon a rod-member 13 pivoted at one end as 18'. 'llie opposite end of the rod-meinber 13 is'engaged or upheld preferably by a curved or arcuate meinber 14. liavingone end pirated to the lower end of an arm 15 preferably sleeved as I5* u on a rod 17 suitably secured to the maeiiii'e-frame, the purpose of which will be apparent later. n

bel1-crank 1S is pivoted at its angle upon an upward esteiision of t-lie arm lii 19 adapted to receive the free or outer end of the iioted member 14 for the retention of the atter initially in the full-lined osition more especially indicated in F ig. as when retaining the rod-member 13 in )osition to uphold the sent-sup ortm plat orm 6 -in its normal osition. `lie ot ier arm of .the bell-crank 1 has' inflexible or rod-con nection 20 with the o rators le ver 5 whereby, it will be noted, t at, by suit-ably releas ing' the vlever 5 from the retaining bar or catch 12 so that the spring 11 sliall deliver a reactionary stress upon said lever, the latterwill be caused .toassuine the-dotted line positon indicated in Fig. 4. The pull thus exerted upon the rod 20 will'disenga fc the bell-crank I8 from the pivotld inem r 14' which will drop to the indicated dotted line position of Fig. 4, accordingly releasing the rod 13, which will allow the seirtfsi'ipporting platform to assume the dotted line sition of the same li ire, togetliei-with-t e seat, thus drop in he operator out of the monza plane anvzll-a ou of -line with the torpedo' the o valter preliininarily 'directing o e towprdfthe vessel or object of attack.

Siiniiltaneousl with this movement'of parte" the lever 9 wi be disenaged'by the pull of i; line 8, from and allow" ielur I Otebe 5,0 enga ed i tin and, by frictioiiiil contact, ig-

nite he 'fulminate or fuse,`acoordmbly `re.- sultiiig in the timely exploding of' l e tor-i edo into the object orfvessel atfwhicli the .vessel *or ob ect thusr eEeeting-the 'piercingl and sinkin jef aid-object or vessel.

' A suiteb e parachute 22 issuitably stored in the monolane,- liavini springconne'etion therewi i as at. 23 orptention in' place, which parachute is mprctiee, adapts 2l have. universal joint lconnections 3i and has one of its arms provided with a cull' iis' iiia-4 oft e hook-inem er bymeans of s rings ipedo is aimed. e., et the instant, about,-

-desee1id,aiid that the resstanm. -fro'm the tli'eoperator, to relieve him of the sacem ness of the fall Awhich would otherwise resuit as the seat supporting latforin' 'is tripped and serve as a'ineans i his dotation. Alep simultaneously with this action of parte the blades or planes 24 of the mono-- 4 plane'will be thrown upwardly into the dotted line position indicated in Fig. 3, out of effective action, allowing the unobstructed doii'nwiird precipitate movement of the device with the torpedo. This is accomplished through the fo lowing istrumentalities: An arcuate yoke-like member 25 is suitably secured to the frame of the machine, near its forward end, said' .yoke member -havin truclasor wheels 20 applied to its lower en s' for refulily` launching or transportn the device when required. The blades or p anes with the iiuino-plane frame for their'suitable up wardly and rearwardly folding movementor action. Each .universal joint or connection comprsesa ball or spherical iiieniber 28, axially supported. in position in a )ost or bracket 29 screwed cir secured into tie machine-frame, said ball. or spherical member havin sa'ivelcd thereto, at rigl'itfangles to ils axis of movement ai'i arcuate socket meinber-30 having preferablyr ailovetaled mortice. and groove connection v31 with a blade or plano nieinber.- A line or llexilile connection 32 is*attaclied to, and is under the contr'nl of the. lever 5, said line liiissiif rear ivar'gllyoi'er .suitably arraii ed iulieys 33v and 33", and teriiiiniiling in 'rane linee 34. Said branch-lines also aie passed' over suitablr arraiigedguide pulleys 85, the ends of said lines heini.;r connected to the outer ends of eye-ended retainers 36, reeeivin the free ends of honk-like members B'Lsaidb retainers 36 and liooleinenibers 37 being eacli ivoted at one end, to cach of the legs of sai yokelike member 25. The retainers 3G Aare iiii tiall heli] iii en rngeiiient with the free ends no coniieoted to said retainers and sai oke# -meiuberQl Guy-lines 8l) for holding own.

the blades; 24 of the mono-plane 1, are looped tlirou li links 40, connected to,or re eeii'ing the iook-meiilersl 37,:tlie op insite portions orends of said uyflines ing suitably connected -to said lades at 'their outer ends., lIt will be noted that in order that f `these. tiny-lines fila be. released, as is necessary w en tlie blai es 24 are'upiiardly 120 folded 'outgof iictioiithe lioolc-i'iienibeis leased' from the retain ers 865 ywhich is el'eetedby the pulling aetion exerted'throu li thelines 3.., -84 as the lever 5 is actuated v the operator -it being understood tliiitsaid blades are allowed to assume. such position when. the machine is to '.nir. durngdsuch descent filip-per force, cause wardly by reason of the nniversal joint connectlons as above described.

The 4foregoing described 'contrivanee it -will be appreciated has greatinerits especially for use in lnaval warfare particularly as relates to securing a vantage position for I clalm 1. A machine of the character4 described, including an aerial navigating device, a torpedo carried therebv, means for exploding said toredh' a pivoter] platform carrying a goat, an tripping means for sai platform.

2. An nena nationwith a b orp o carried thereby, a to'rpedo-tiring means, means for lat'ching-in position the torpedo tiring means, a pivoted platform carryinlg a seat, and' a tripping means for sai -p atform.

3. -An aerialv navi ating device, in combination with torpedo-tiring mean means for latching in position the torpe odiring means, means for tiltin the operatoreseatcar 'ing platform, an meanswhereby the bla es of the aerial navigating device may be folded for taking the same out of-action.

4. An'aerial navxgatin device, in. combination with'torA cio-late ling mans, means for releasing salcl latching means, n pivoted platform carrying a. seat, and a lever, -together with connections btvyeen said -1ever and the aforesaid' parts Afor tripping'V said,

p latform.-

' A device of tle character described ineluding blades'or planes, pivoted hook-membcrs,p1voted retainers receiving thebeaks or cinte 'of 's'aid hook-members, said retainers in resilient-l Vheld in engagement with -said `'ook-mem ers,iiexible conuectionsfor said retainers, actuating mea ns f o'r said tieni-A ble connections, flexible connections fox-:said

l blades, and rings en gingsaid'liook-mcmbers, said blade iiexl 4le connections engagin said rings,

A/device of the character descr1bed, in clndingf a pivoted blutig-means for carryln ade, an operating lever, a :vote liook-mlnber,. a ink receiving sai hookmember, a guy-line looped through saidjilnlc, a pivoted retainer having an eyerccewmg the free cnd of said hook-member, and a iicxible wnnwtion between-said operating lever and said retainer.-

l7. A device .as described, including anf aerial propelled cqntrivance, a scat-supportingplatform therefor, pxvoted in ppsition at one und, a mi )porting-member arranged under said plat orm intermediate its ends and'iteelf pivotcd at one and means for." m|p porting thc opposite end' o said platform as been explained.A

navi ting* device, 1n combiond, a ro -member itself ivo ed at one end l and arranged'nnder sa d Beat-supporting platform, a. fixed arm, means for snp orting said' fixed arm, a second arm `pivot to 'the aforesaid arm and adapted to form a sup sapported from sal .arm-supporting means, one arm of said bellcrank having at its free' and a cdt receivm or engaging the free end of said ivotel arm, an operating lever', and im inrtifortheip ite end of said rod-mem r a pivote' ell-crank lliexiblc connection between said operatin lever and said bell'crank.

9. A device of the character described comprlsrng an aerial aropelled contrivance, a

tilting seabsupportlng platform, and means for tripping said tilting platform-including un o rating lever, means electin' connection. tiv'eensaid lever and afurt ler member of said tripping means, a retaining or catch bar for sai r for effecting the forcible retention of said lever in contact with said catch-bar.

1.0. A machine of tlic character described comprisin an aerial device, a torpedo car ried ,there y, means, for controlling the cxplosion of such toi-pedo, and means for tbrowin the sustaining means of the device ont of light and releasing sach controllin l means when the device is toward an object.

11. A machinc of the character described 'comprisin v an aerial device, a torpedo carried there y designed to ex )lodo at a prcdctcl-mined time, means for throwing the sustaining' means of the device out of flight when properly directed toward 'an object, and means for discharging an operator from the device synchronously with throwing the .'dcviccont of flight. iii.v A machine of thc character ,described munprising an aerial lavica having foldable, wings, a tiirpcdo carried by sind device, moans for controlling thc' explosionof such .toi-pedo, nml moons for foldm v said wings ont of action und releasing suc 1 controllim); moans when thc device is properly directed toward nn object. Tn testimony whereof 'I' allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PAUL E. (il IAMlililtTJN.`

Witnwscs:

'l. A. Bemmrlne, Joe. Tl. Swan.

properly4 directe lever and a resilient me|n 

